Use our Texas Higher Ed Outcomes Explorer to track the educational milestones of every student who started eighth grade in a Texas public school between 1997 and 2005. You can see figures broken down by county, ethnicity and other factors.
2017
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2017 Year in Review
From border wall fight to new “sanctuary” law, immigration dominated Texas news in 2017
President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration garnered a lion’s share of headlines in 2017. But the state’s Republican lawmakers weren’t about to be upstaged by Washington, D.C. on the hot-button issue.
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State Government
Across Texas government, bonuses to state employees have grown
In the wake of the Great Recession, legislators and employee unions accept bonuses as a cheaper alternative to pay raises, which lock in larger bases for salaries and benefits, including pensions.
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Texas Elections 2018
Following legal fight, Texas GOP omits Farenthold from 2018 primary ballot
Embattled U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, will not appear on the 2018 primary ballot after a late push by the state Republican Party to keep him off.
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Demographics
Texas population grew to 28.3 million in 2017
Texas’ population grew to 28.3 million people this year, according to new Census Bureau estimates released Wednesday.
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TribCast
Drama at the Facilities Commission, Farenthold off the GOP ballot, McRaven departing UT System (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Jay and Patrick about Harvey Hilderbran’s troubled tenure at the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas GOP’s efforts to keep Blake Farenthold off the 2018 ballot and Chancellor Bill McRaven’s decision to leave the UT System.
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Court filing claims Starr and other Baylor leaders helped student accused of sexual misconduct
A motion filed in federal court this week claims that former Baylor University President Ken Starr and other school officials helped a student they knew had been accused of sexual harassment.
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Congress
Congress just sent a massive tax cut bill to Trump. Here’s how Texans voted.
The U.S. House and Senate voted for a major overhaul of the American tax code on Tuesday and Wednesday, sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk. Here’s how all 38 Texans in Congress voted on the bill.
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Tax overhaul law heads to Trump’s desk, marking career capstone for Kevin Brady
The lead tax writer in the U.S. House, a Houston-area Republican, said he considers sending the tax overhaul to Trump’s desk Wednesday one of the best moments of his life.
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The Taking
The Taking, illustrated: A Texas family’s story of losing land for the border fence
In comic strip form, read one border resident’s story of waiting nearly a decade for the government to pay for land it seized for the border fence.